Improvement in wardrobe-bedsteads



` 41. BYRNES.

Wardrobe Bedsteads- No. 138,610. Patented May 6,1873.

` Y INVENTDFL UNITED STATES JAMES BYRNES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WRDRBE-BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,610, dated May 6,1873; application filed February 27, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMEs BYRNEs, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Combined FoldingWardrobe and Folding Bedstead, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure l represents a front elevation of a combined folding wardrobe andfolding bedstead when folded 5 Fig. 2, a vertical central section of thesame, and Fig. 3 a like view of the folding-bedstead attachmentunfolded.A

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention relates to that class of ward-` robes which are renderedcapable of being compactly folded, so that they may be cheaply andconveniently shipped from one place to another; and it consists incertain novel features relating to the construction of the foldingbedstead, and to the means employed for the purpose of combining one ormore of the same with wardrobes of this class.

In the drawing, all above the line x represents a folding wardrobe ofthe class above referred to. The compartment below the line .fr hasheretofore generally been occupied by drawers. Instead of providing thewardrobe with drawers arranged near the bottom, I use this part of thewardrobe for the purpose of attaching to it one or more foldingbedsteads, constructed and arranged in the manner hereinafter described.When only one bedstead is thus combined with the wardrobe, one or moreshort drawers may also be arranged in this part of the wardrobe, asrepresented in Fig. 1.

A represents the lower part of the wardrobe. B is a front piece hingedto the bottom of the wardrobe, so as to occupy a vertical position whenfolded, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and so as to be capable of beingfolded outward and occupying a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 3.I deem it best to finish the outer face of the part B., so that, whenfolded, it will give a finished appearance to the lower part of thewardrobe, as shown. C C are rails attached to the part B near the endsof the latter, and so that they will lap the inner face of the ends ofthe wardrobe when the said part is folded, as shown in Fig. 2. D D arealso rails hinged to the end of the rails C C, and capable of beingfolded against the latter, as shown in Fig. 2. E is a bottom pieceattached to the rails D D, so that a small space will exist between itand the part B, as shown at d, Fig. -3 but this space is not essential,as will hereafter appear. F F are arms pivoted to the rails D D, and Flis a cross-piece attached to the arms F F. G is also a crosspiecearranged to support the piece F when the latter is arranged in theposition shown in Fig. 3; and when so arranged the piece F constitutes asupport for the bolster. H is a piece or bar hinged to the part B, and hh are legs attached to the part H', so as to form a support for thebed-bottom, as shown in Fig. 3. The bar H and its legs are capable ofbeing folded into the position shown in Fig. 2; and when the legs are ina position to support the bed-bottom, the bar H fills, or nearly fills,the space between the part B and the` part E, as shown in Fig. 2. Thepart H, however, and its legs may be dispensed with, and the cleats I Iemployed instead, as shown in Fig. 3in which case there need be no spaced between the parts C and D. J is a lid hinged to the wardrobe, and j jare sliding pins arranged to support the lid J when the latter isunfolded, as represented by the dotted lines shown in Fig. 3. The lid J,when unfolded, may be conveniently used as a writingdesk.

A more particular description of a porta- PATENT OFFICE.

shown and employed, for the purpose of rendering the Wardrobe capable ofbeing folded 5 but Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In e combined folding Wardrobe and fold ing bedstead, the piece B hingedto the Wardrobe, in combination with the folding piece E, a foldingbolster, rails, or side pieces, C and D, and suitable legs or supports,all substantially as specified.

- JAMES BYRNES. Witnesses:

N. U. GRIDLEY, F. F. WARNER.

